Some people fleeing from persecution or threats to their lives enter New Zealand as asylum seekers, and request refugee status after their arrival. In a controversial case that began in 2002, the Algerian politician Ahmed Zaoui arrived as an asylum seeker but was detained as a security risk for two years although he had been granted refugee status. He is pictured here in 2004.
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